JanetB Says:
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @5:49:03 PM

Great, great clawhammering! Miles Krassen's book is a classic and hard to get any more, except for big bucks.

blanham Says:
Thursday, December 22, 2011 @8:55:46 PM

Hi, glad you like it. I played that series (all the ones named "ChapterXX") exactly according to Miles' tab, for learning purposes.

banjoike Says:
Friday, December 23, 2011 @9:52:28 AM

Nice as usual. Really like your playing!

JanetB Says:
Thursday, April 26, 2012 @5:30:12 AM

Your clawhammering is so clear and fluid. I'm still determined to work on this song with 3 finger picking in open G. I meant to say that John Burke's book is the rare one. Mile's book is still available and your playing reminds me of its value as a great resource!

blanham Says:
Thursday, April 26, 2012 @5:50:49 AM

Janet, a friend showed me his Burke book, and it looked excellent, as well.

clawbanjo2 Says:
Saturday, November 12, 2016 @6:42:23 AM

Hi, thanks for all the recordings! Regarding the first string, I assume a capo was used ? I find that the string will break if tuned that high on my banjo, but maybe there are ways to get around this ?
I also get this problem tuning it to E.

blanham Says:
Saturday, November 12, 2016 @3:14:28 PM

Yes I used a capo. This tune is playable in standard Double-D tuning, and I think it would be a good idea to adjust and play it that way. Just change all the 0's to 2's, 3's to 5's, 8's to 10's, and 1's to 3's on the first string tab. Also on the 2nd string the 2's can be played instead as an open 1st string.

clawbanjo2 Says:
Sunday, November 27, 2016 @1:16:51 PM

Thanks for the advice :) (I had subscribed to comments, but I missed your reply anyway).
I was wondering about the Open-C tuning, because I tested an older short scale banjo and it seemed to be handling this better, but it was too slack on the standard G (440 Hz).
Others has adviced me that you should be extra careful when stringing the banjo, keeping enough string length at both ends et.c.
The tuning has some special qualities that I can't seem to reach in Double-C, except for some tunes.